Born in Clive, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry McPherson
and Henrietta (Philips) McPherson
Sister of
Margaret (McPherson) McAulay, Isabella (McPherson) Brady, Mary Ann (McPherson) Higgins, Hannah (McPherson) Green, Henry McPherson, James McPherson, William James McPherson, Jessie Matilda (McPherson) Macdonald, Agnes Florence (McPherson) Dunn and Blanche Rosanna (McPherson) Blair
Wife of
James Davidson Burnett
— married
18 Jan 1888 in Clive, Hastings, New Zealand
[children unknown]
Died
at age 76
in Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Aug 2018
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Elizabeth (McPherson) Burnett lived in Clive, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Biography
Elizabeth McPherson was born in 1866 in Clive, New Zealand [1]. She was the daughter of Henry McPherson and Henrietta Philips.
Elizabeth married James Davidson Burnett in 1888 and they have 9 children [2]. Their marriage in the papers [3].
Their son James McPherson Burnett was in the army in WW1 and the parents address is shown as 801e Saint Albans Street, Hastings [4].
She passed away in 1943 aged 76 years [5].
Sources
- ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Birth Registration of Elizabeth McPherson, Date of birth 1867 ; citing Birth Certificate 1867/18712
- ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Marriage Registration of Elizabeth McPherson and James Davidson Burnett ; citing Marriage Certificate 1888/535
- ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18880130.2.55.28.2?
- ↑ https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C67581
- ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Death Registration of Elizabeth Burnett, aged at death 76Y, Date of death 1943; citing Death Certificate 1943/20216
- Papers Past wedding notice, https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18880130.2.55.28.2?
Research Notes
They had 9 children:
- William Henry John Burnett, 10 Nov 1888, 22 Jul 1974 Hastings
- Hannah Davidson Burnett, 12 Oct 1889
- James McPherson Burnett Jnr, 1892/11419
- Mary Kellow Burnett 15 Mar 1894-5 Feb 1975, married William Innes Campbell
- Isabella Sinclair Burnett 11 Jan 1896, 1 Jun 1975 Napier
- Lauchlan Burnett, 12 May 1900, 20 Nov 1975
- Ethel Burnett, 1904
- Douglas Arthur Burnett 1907-1949
- Wallace Burnett 15 Oct 1910-1987, m Adeline Betty Holt 9 Feb 1915-2003
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107573543/william-henry-burnett https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221695882/douglas-arthur-burnett https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163935752/mary-kellow-campbell https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163935761/william-innes-campbell
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